Electrode layer, light generating device including the same and method of forming the same

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EP 1 496 552 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02

(21)	Application number: 04254088.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 33/00^(2006.01)

H01L 29/43^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

09.07.2003 KR 2003046325

(71)	Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
	Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kwak, Joon-Seop, 301-1101 Sinyeongtong Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do (KR) Nam, Ok-Hyun, 106-504 Pureum Maeul Apt. Seoul (KR)

(74)	Representative: Greene, Simon Kenneth
	Elkington and Fife LLP, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

(54)	Electrode layer, light generating device including the same and method of forming the same

(57) Provided is an electrode layer for a light generating device, and a method of forming the same and a light generating device including the same. The electrode layer contains a solid solution of an oxide which contains a lanthanide and a metal element. The electrode layer may further contain at least one selected from the group consisting of gold (Au) , gold-lanthanum (AuLa) compound and lanthanum-gallium (LaGa) compound.

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